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of painfing out their pertinency, justice, and sound political principlei; but we forbear, because, though M. Roscoe Wastes several pages to prove, in bis manner, that they only tended to excite a new war, it unfortunately happens, that they had no kind of influence on that or any other question, not being recevtd by his. Lordship. until Russia had been ,oadd.'by France into a reivaant determination of commencing hostilities-. rt thus appears, that all the knowledge which Russia bad of the " perfidious design; of Ministers, to re-kindle the war on the Continent," and all " the Enspicions which she ne cessarily- entertained of their sincerity" (on which Mr. ROSCOE dilates with such complacency) are confined to the simple wish of • Lord LBlTEsoig GOWER, that " no recrimination on past events should take place - ;" and an incidental remark, that if the E:nperot of RusSia maintained his former of the danger to he apprehended from the preponderance of France, the cause -of the rode, pendence of Europe Was by no means desperate !" One of the commonest modes of deception, and . vAich,' from its easiness, •best suits: the tattered fa culties of Mr. ROSCOE,' is that of sophisticating dates. "At the very moment," says be, alluding to the Dispatch of Mr. Co.Nlcmp,_ " when the re, turning favour and attachment of Russia flattered the British Ministry with the prospect of a new Continental War, the intelligence of the arrival of a British Fleet in the Baltic was announced at Petersburgh," p. 29. Mr. CANNING'S Dispatch is dated the 28th of September, and, it appears from Lord LE-ESON GowEu's'letter, that this intelligence bad reached Petersburgh. at least a month before. So much for Mr. Roscoz's " very moment !" But he had his " patriotic" views in the this-statement; it was committed fo _enable him to praaise others! to assert " that till this event was known, the lane gUage of the Russian Cabinet had been friendly;" whereas, his Lordship expressly declares; that it had been cAI and 'reserved up to this moment," and that the favourable change only took place after the scourkts of the siege of Copenhagen arrived! App. p. 20.-0 shatu;:.! where is thy blush ! We have now an amiable trait of infantine sitm• " The changes, that took place in the lluqsian Cahinet of Count SOBTTKOFF to General BUDIII:Rt, and of Count ROMANZOW to him, pro duced no consequences favourable to the hopes of the British Ministry," p. 30. Amazing ! and is Mr. ROSCOE indebted fur this important disco . 'veq to h own .sagacitr L 4. ad not read, it seems,• that th;.-; change had been made for no other purpose than that it should not he " favourable" to their hopes : he ind'net noilced the complaints of Lord LEVLSCN GOWER td.CJant RoMANzow, of the "'unfriendly tone" adopted since, he had been in office ; but concludes, good man, that the appointments had been made with a friendly - view to Great Britain, grid is perfely astonished that " no consequences favourable to the British had resulted from' them ! • " Some attempts, says Mr. RO'S . COE, were now' made by the BritiAi 'Ambassador to allay the indig nation of the Emperor",—(the Empet-Or was a mere puppet' at this time in the hands of France, and spoke only as he was prompted by the Wire -man,' General SAvaity), " but the horrid detail of the tranktaions at Copenhagen closed up every avenue to conciliation," p. 30. 'that Mr. Roscoe; should indulge his spleen at any measure that thwarted the designs of BUONAPARTR, has long ceased to be a thatterf Of wonder with Us: but is he quite sure that " those'details" closed every avenue to conciliation? - • We have heard of one, at least, that remained open j 311 d is it comet from a person who was on-the spot, - ire have no besitaoou in preferring his account to all the oracles which Mr. ROSCOE delivers from his smoky tripod at Liverpool. " lam informed," says Lord -- I.EVrsosr GOWER, " that some Members of the Council, 'who have been consulted on the pre :zent YUII critical state of affairs, advised the Et'operor not to mica the present opportunity 'of re-establio , hing the tranciality of the North of Emil:re—that their opinion had teen adopted 3 '.'l"hat think you of this Mr. Roscoe ?) and that note bad been written to Gen. SAVARY with a iiew of 'engaging the French Government to con stit to the restoration of the Neutrality of Denmark." triad you read this, Mr. lO3COE ?' or do you trust the most important part of your dates to the vigi lance of 3 printer's devil ?) The French General has remonsti card' violently against this measure, BA the Russian Cabinet, alarmed ly the vio lence of his language, is undecided what answer to return to the Overture from England." You ifo.not dis Cover muckit ,ot the Empeioi's indignation bi er ie; Mr. Roscoa, .though this is the very " Overture" to which you allude. The fa6t is, that the Emperor felt no indignation on the suhjea. Nothing more favourable to hire and the general-in terests orthe Continent - could have happened th;:n • rescuing the Danish Navy from the grasp of 13nor A PARTE, as. it afforded the only possible hope of an ~ ,icape from Lis galling tyranny. .Of this R uss i a was THE SUN. 601.1%1 QUIS DICIRE TALSUM AUULAT ? LONDON, FAIDAY, JULY S, 18CW. Atff_ iMpO.RTANT . nNTELLIGC: crtoM SPAIN. AT a very early hour this morning. Dispatches were received at die Admiralty. from Admiral Pu.4-'• vis, and at Lurd CASTLEREAGH'S Offide from Gen. SPENCER': they are of the most satisfaelory nature, and tend strongly to confirm us in the sanguine ex- peaations which we have formed of the ultimate success of the Spanish Patriots. Our R - eaders will recolle& that, by the last accounts brought by Lieut. • • TALBOT, we were informed, that the British Fleet, in consequence of an arrangement with the Spanish Commanders in Cadiz, had taken a position at the Alouth if Cadiz Harbour, for the purpose of pre- venting the escape of the French Fleet, it they should make such an attempt. Admiral Puuvis offered to co-operate in ,the intended attack upon the French Fleet, but the Spaniards conceived their own force fully adequate to the task ,Qf compelling the French Admiral to surrender.- , -- The French Admiral, apprehensive of the intended attack, warped his Ships out of the reach of the guns of the fortresses, and took a position in the channel leading to the Caraccas, or Dock-Yard : his :forte consisted of five Sail of the Line and a Frigate. A summons was sent by the Spanish Commander to the French Admiral, desiring him to-surrender, to which be returned a positive refusal, and on the morning of the 9!li ultimo the Spanish gun and mortar-boats commenced an attack upon the French Fleet, and, at' the v same time, the batteries on the side of Leon opened their fire upon it. The firing was kept up with great spirit on both sides during the whole of the 601, and was resumed on the morning Of the loth. In the forenoon of that day the-Freacll Admiral hoisted a Flag of Truce, in corise gnenee of which the firing immediately ceased, and a Letter W3S soon after sent from the French Admiral. to the Spaaish in which lie offf;red to dismantle his St on couaition that hostilities should cease on both sides. This proposition Wits without hesitation jead, and he was informed that nothing short of an unconditional Surrender would be accepted. The Spaniards then began to construa new batteries, for tie purpose of renewing their attack upon the French Fleet, and not the slightest doubt was entertnined that the attack would be crowned with sliccesg, thongh - the French Admiral, from the dread of his Master's resentment, might endeavour to prolong a fruitless resistance as long as possible, The Spanish Commanders in Cadiz having learnt that the French Corps which was stationed near the Frontiers of Portugal, was on its march to enter . Spain, had requested that the forces under General SPENCER might be employed in intercepting them, in conseq'ience of which that General had sailed for Ayarnonte, which is at the confines of the two King doms, and no doubt was entertained of his inter- cepting the French, if they should venture to advance. We are happy to say that all the Provinces on the Eastern side of Spain have displayed the utmost en thnliasra the whble male population is under arms, and a French corps, near Barcelona, has been corn- pletely surrounded by the Patriots. The accounts which had reached us, of General DUPONT. having been surrounded and defeated in the Sierra Morena, appears to have been unfounded : he had passed those mountains, and bad pushed his advanced guard as far as Cordova; but his situation was most preca rious : his whole force did not exceed 14,000, and 60,000 Patriots, among Whom were 15,000 re gular troops, were advancing with all possible speed towards him. There is, therefore, every reason to hope that long before thii time his whole ecru have been made prisoners. A Letter from one of the French Generals at Ma. drid has been intercepted by the Patriots, in which be says, that if the Nobles and others who are at Bayonne have not influence enough upon the. People to prevail upon them to submit, the French in Spain are all lost! In the Islands of Minorca :?ad Majorca, the in habitants had unanimously declared their resolution to embrace the cause of their fallow aubjEtlita on the Continent. All the Ports of Valencia and Andalusia are opw- ed to the English. Lord COLLINGwood has a►rived at Cadiz. The French Fleet remains quiet at Tou- lon : it now amounts to twelve Sail.of the Line Two Russian Line-of-battle Ships havink got into that Port. The following Proclamation has been issued by the Junta of Seville, in the name of FERDIND VII. DECLARATION OF WAR AGAINST THE EIVI , 1)011. OF FRANCE, NAPOLEON TUE FIRST. FER ow Ann the Seventh, King of Spain and the 1n dicts, and in his name the'Supreme Junta of both. Fronce, under the Government, of the Emperor I\TApoLEoN the First, has violated towards Spain the most sacred compacts--has arrested her Mo- nfirch—obliged them to a forced and manifestly void abdication and i renunciation ; has behaved with the same violence towards the Spanish Nobles whom he keeps in his power—has declared that he will eleEt a King of Spain, the most horrible at tempt that is recorded iu history—has sent his Troops into Spain, seized her Fortresses and her Capital, and scattered her Troops throughout the Country—has committed against Spain all sorts of assassinations, robberies, and unheard-of cruelties ; and this he has done with the most enormous ingratitude to the services which the Spanish Na tion \ has rendered France, to the friendship it has shewn her, thus treating it with the most dreadful perfidy, fraud, and treachery, such as VMS never committed against any Nation, or Mo. much, by the most barbarous or ambitions •King or People. He has in fine declared, that he wil trample down our Monarchy, our fundaments Laws, and bring about the ruin of our Holy Catho. lie Relion.---The only romedy therefore for sirh grievous ills, which are so manifest to all Europe, is 'in War, which we deciate against-hiiu. In the name therefore of our King FgRDINAND the Seventh, and of all the Spanish Nation, we declare War by Land and §ea against tlzw Ern'peror NAromloN the First, and against France; we are determined to throw off her domination and ty- ranay, ru. • ,:onunand all Spaniards to at hostilely against him, to do him, all possible damag,e ac- cording to the laws of war, to place an Enbarge upon all French Ships in . our Porte, and all pro- perty and effeas, in whatever part of Spain they may be, whether belonging to the Government or to the individuals of that nation. In the-same wanner we command, that no embarrassment, nor molesta- tion be done to the English nation, nor its Govern trent, nor its Ships, property, or effe4s,. nor any individual of that nation ; we declaro-that there shall be open free copljnuqication with England, that we have centraaed, and will keep, an, armistice with her, and that we hope to conclude a durable and lasting Peace. Moreover, we protest we will at lay down our arms tin the Emperor NAPOLEON. the First• has .re- stored to Spain our King, FERDINAND the Seventh, and the rest of the Royal Family, and has' respeete..l :he sacrcsd rights of the Nation, which he has vio ,ated, as well as her liberty, integrity, and inde- pendeuce.—And this we declare with d under- standing and accordance of the Spanish Nation. We command that the present solemn Declaration be printed, posted, and circulated, among all the People and Provinces of Spain and America, that it may - be known in Europe, Africa, and Asia. Given in the Royal Palace of Alcozar, at Seville, his fith of June, 1808. By knder of the Supreme Junta of Governtnen.4 MANUEL MARIA AGUILAR, SeC. JOAN BAUTISTA PARDO N SCC, W 2 received, this morning, Papers from Gotten burgh :-the following are the only articles they contain : GOTTENBURGH, JUNE 30.--Sir JOHN MOORE ar rived from Stockholm List night ; he immediate!! repaired on board the 'Viaory. The Expedition, is is said, will now sail the first fair wind, but its do- stination yet remains a secret. P. S. I learn this moment that the extra Packet Print of Wales, Capt. MASON, is on the point of sailing for England with Colonel Multaa.4 and di', - patches from Admiral Sir JAaiEs SAUMAREZ. ~,,#' STOCKHOLM, JUNE Rs.—His Royal Majesty bill received the following Report from Field Marshol Count KLINGSPOR, dated Head-Quarters, Brahestadt. June in. .. " Mylast Report was of the 3d instant, and con tained an account of the position-of the army, which it still retains. Colonel SANDALS reported to me 0 0 the 4th instant, that on 'the' preceding (lay he ordered Lieutenant-Colonel . FAHLANDBR to a..lvanCe to Kio wisto, in order to seize or -destroy the Magazin o which the enemy hadiformed in that place. On this service the Swedish troops acquitted themselves with so much gallantry and success, that they to.ik tlie . Mae;azine, a greet part of which was ,distributed among the inhabitants, and made several prisoners.'' —(Gottenburgh Gazette, Yune'2o.).. STOCKHOLM, JUNE 25.—TLiefOliONVin two Re' ports have been received by hiS Royal Majesty froal Major-General Baron VEGIES . ACI:., dated Hateo' sund, the 17th of June, and Karlso, the 21st of tli'l same month : , 1 " While I was lying at anchor in Bughamn, rli ' 12th and 13th inst. on account of contrary winds, I received intelligence that eighteen c,l the Enenvy.s Gun-boats were stationed near Jungtrasund. I illy rnediately communicated this intelligence to Adini' ral HJELMSTJERNA, and desired him to keep 11 - 0 1 Flotilla in check, since, on my further advance t° .. _. , Abo, it would threaten my dank and rear. " In consequence of a favOurahle change of th ° wind, the Fleet weighed on the 13th inst. at nights and proceeded to Bellholnisund, where it was joincL l by the Gun-brig Tr(!ja, four Gun-boats, and foot Flat-bottomed Boats. The Fleet dropped anchor in Bellholinsund , and waited there for further advice tram Admira l HJELMSTJERNA. " The 16th, at..ten o'clock in the morning, Lieut.' Col. JONSSON arrived with a division of the Adt ov ral's Squadron, on whose arrival all the ArnacclShil ).4 got under weigh, and steered for Pargos, in orde r to attack the Russian Flot . liii. itinnekiiateiy aft`. Ai intelligence was received. that the - enemy .avall'. himself of a favourable breeze, had weighed - si' chor, and steered fur Pargos: The Fleet receisr ed orders to weigh, and on our arrival ofd Pro'!" .... . wick, . the . north-east point -of Nagu, the od , f, , ,,,e' vanced poits of the,.lllo-,.e repOrted, that the rite. 1 city' s Vlbtiii:t lt . (1 proceeded to Pemar. Not P e i ing able to obtain any certain intelligence of t he ittld ,' ther course which tire Enemy bail taken, I er,lol* duly sensible, and hence that air of returning Loa-, dence -when the intelligence first arrived, which awakened the jealousy of France, occasioned an im med)ate change of Nlinisters' and measures, and ter minated in establi,hingthe vice-royalty of Gcn. SA VARY over that vast empire. Enslaved and degraded as ALEXANDER was, he yet retained sufficient sense and spirit to mare a struggle for the friendship of England: he Call-2 , 1 around him the feW faithful ounSello'rs whom French terror and ,French intrigue had yet left him, and, in consequence of their honest and honourable advice, inclined " to return to•the Overture of England," at the very moment when Mr. IkOSCOE; with air undaunted intrepidity, which we thought surpassing all human assurance, positive ly asserts that, " fired with indignation, he hadclosed ty every avenue to conciliation !" p. 30. Lord LEVESON GOWER concludes the important di2atch flom which 'we have taken the particulars just. voted, With expressing his opichin that " the fear at BUONAPARTE'S displeasure world UUdglibted.• iy prevail." App. p. 41 . His Lordship -(who is a Politician of a -very differ ent Order from Mr. ROse6E) Was right. Four days, after, the date of the preceding dispatch, Russia re lu6latitly issued an insolent Declaration . of War, be traying in every word the style of BUPtiAPARTE, :Inc! with ~which it appears she had as to do as Bavaria or Wirtemburgh have with their State Papers ! Its an,earance is thus accounted for :-- " This violent 'measure has. been produced by a pe remptory. demand (brought by the last Messenger from Paris) of the immediate - execution of all the Secret Articles of Tilsit ;" (of which, as we have al ready observed, War with England was one) " and the French Mission have boasted that, after some (IV ficulties :(have you observed this Mr. ROSCOE ?) they have gained a complete triumph, and. have carried not only this aft of hostility against England, but also every other point essential to the success of BUONAPARTE'S views'." App• p, 42. (T 9 be continuid.) MAILS. A.iutivsn-1 Dublin. Duit—l Cottenburgh, i Dublin, 2 Waterford. • PRICE OF STOCI:S THIS DAY AT TWELVE O ' CLOCK. 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